On Tuesday SuperSync 2.3 was released, the new version adding a server to stream MP3s from your iTunes collection to TiVos on the local network. SuperSync is a software application for Mac or Windows which allows you to synchronize iTunes collections between multiple machines. So if you have music on one PC (or Mac) and different music on another ( Read more... )

Here's a fun little item that TiVo Blog picked up on. TiVo has downloadable desktop wallpaper for your PC or Mac for you to show your TiVo love.

Roxio has rolled out their latest update to their flagship Mac product, Toast 9 Titanium.
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It seems the TiVoToGo problems reported with Roxio software on the Mac last November still linger. While a patch was issued in November, it seems that it didn't resolve the issues for all users. Today both Zatz Not Funny and CNET News.com wrote about the troubles. ZNF cited this post at TiVoCommunity made by Roxio rep patatrox yesterday: We've ( Read more... )

TiVoBlog has a great post from guest blogger Todd Barber. It walks you through taking a recording from your TiVo and extracting video clips from it on a Mac, even preparing those clips for transfer to a TiVo. While it is Mac specific, the general concepts would work on a PC, you just need equivalent software packages. If you have a Mac and TiVo ( Read more... )

Following up on my last post, I got a chance to see the demo of TiVo Desktop 2.6 in TiVo's suite today and I got a few photos of the desktop UI changes. I picked up some of the details on how this will work, which I found very interesting, and I think some of the geeks reading this will too, especially for the implications. Unfortunately, I didn' ( Read more... )

PC Magazine seems to have received early access to TiVo press release due to hit Monday, as they're reporting on new features coming in TiVo Desktop Plus 2.6. Desktop Plus 2.6 will bring support for web video to the TiVo in a more seamless fashion. Users will be able to subscribe to their favorite video blogs' RSS feeds and the software will ( Read more... )

Alex at TiVo Blog has a new post up reviewing an Dashboard Widget for OS X - TiVo NowPlaying. I don't own a Mac, so I can't comment myself, but it looks like a nice application. It can auto-detect the TiVos on your network via Bonjour or you can enter the IP. And you just need to enter your TiVo MAK (Media Access Key) to allow it to connect. ( Read more... )

Reader Michael Alderete sent me a pointer to a blog post in which he details the process he uses to download high-def content via BitTorrent and than converts and transfers it to his TiVo for viewing, via his Mac. As he described it in his email: The article covers installing and configuring TiVo Desktop software on your computer, downloading ( Read more... )

Since the 9.1/9.2 software update hit, some Mac-using TiVo owners have experienced troubling using Roxio Toast 8 or Popcorn 3 for TiVoToGo. Dave Zatz dug into the issue and received a confirmation from both TiVo and Roxio that they are aware of the issue. TiVo says the company is working on a "timely" fix, and Roxio said:

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